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Cyclone Gita and School — 12:30PM, 20 February 2018

Metservice has issued a heavy rain warning and strong wind warning for Christchurch later today (Tuesday, 20 February 2018) through at least 3 PM tomorrow (Wednesday, 21 February 2018). A warning means the threat is imminent and is extremely likely to happen. All students have been advised that the National School of Aesthetics will be closed on Wednesday, 21 February 2018.  

Cyclone Gita and School — 8:30 AM, 20 February 2018

All students have been advised, on our Facebook page and in an assembly on Monday morning, that we are keeping our eye on Cyclone Gita. School will be operating as normal, unless we advise otherwise, and all students are expected to attend class as normal.  

Why Recognised and Approved Training is Important

Thursday night, 20/20 reported on the incidence of medical issues arising from poor hygiene and sterlisation (amongst other things) in some clinics in the Auckland region.  It’s interesting to note that some (if not all) of these nail bars seemed to be run in malls.  I would wager that some of the operators did not …

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A Sneak Peek at a Major Change at NaSA in 2014

This story is no longer valid. “But Scott,” I hear you say, “we’re only a little beyond halfway through 2013!  And you want to talk about 2014?!?” I think a lot of people don’t quite understand how much forward planning goes into tertiary education.  We’re lucky that Private Training Establishments (PTEs) like ours respond to …

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Our NZQA Review Results: Yet More Proof The National School of Aesthetics is One of New Zealand’s Best Beauty Training Providers

This story is no longer valid. The New Zealand Qualifications Authority (NZQA) is required to review all New Zealand tertiary-level education providers, including Industry Training Organisations (ITOs) and Institutes of Technology and Polytechnics (ITPs) but excluding universities, through an External Evaluation and Review (EER).  In our 2013 EER, NZQA judged us “highly confident in educational …

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Scott’s Plain English Guide to the Targeted Review of Qualifications

As I said in my previous post about the New Zealand Beauty Expo, one of the most humbling pieces of feedback I received was about my blog entries on the New Zealand Qualifications Authority (NZQA) Targeted Review of Qualifications (TRoQ) in beauty therapy education. Some providers and industry people said that my blog entries were …

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Our First Time at the New Zealand Beauty Expo: Loved It!

Noel, Don, Soni and I have been to several different beauty expos throughout the world, and the one we have visited the most times has been the Sydney Beauty Expo, held around August each year at the Convention Centre in Darling Harbour. This year, Don and Soni made the decision to visit the New Zealand …

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NaSA Owners Noel Turner and Don Kendall Win Lifetime Achievement Beauty Industry Award

Every 2 years, the New Zealand beauty industry gets together for the New Zealand Beauty Expo and the New Zealand Beauty Industry Awards.  This year’s awards were hosted by former New Zealand Idol and current X-Factor New Zealand host Dominic Bowden. This year, the New Zealand Beauty Industry Awards were held on Saturday, 6 July …

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